2016 Hawaii Caucus

The 2016 Hawaii Democratic Caucus is held Saturday, March 26. The 2016 Hawaii Republican Caucus is one of four nominating contests held Saturday, March 8. I update the results here on election night as the returns come in. On this page, you’ll also find information on how on many delegates are at stake and how each party awards them.

Caucus Type
The Hawaii caucus is mostly closed. Only registered Democrats may participate in the Democratic caucus, and only registered Republicans may participate in the Republican caucus. However, caucus-goers are allowed to register with the party of their choosing on the day of the caucus.

Delegate Award MethodologyDemocrats
Pledged delegates (25) are awarded proportionally based on statewide and district level vote totals. A 15% threshold is in place for all delegates. This means that a candidate must win at least 15% of the vote in a district or statewide election to be eligible for any delegates. Hawaii is also allocated 9 superdelegates which are not pledged based on the caucus outcome.

Republicans
All Hawaii delegates (19) are awarded in the Republican primary. Three delegates are awarded in each congressional district (6 total), and 13 at-large delegates (including 3 party leaders) are awarded based on the statewide and district level results.